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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most trig students are sophomores, juniors, or seniors - if your teen falls into this age group, you need to start pulling back so they can develop the independence they’ll need for college. Helping with a tough assignment here & there is part of parenting, but if you are pulling HW support duty on a weekly basis for a high schooler, you need to pull back so they can grow. If DC is struggling & needs personalized support, hire a tutor - and so that may take precedence over the new activity they want to do. If DC is not truly struggling but has just gotten reliant on you correcting their HW, it is time to gently remove yourself & assure them that they have the skills & abilities to handle this on their own. 
This will be good for you & them, truly.

I don’t know how old your kids are, but I sense that you are a great mother who has done a lot for them - now is the time to let them try out handling more on their own. Definitely with the HW, they need to develop those skills to make it in college. They are not goi g to do this by themselves, you need to push them to be resilient.

And do t feel bad about the play dates for younger - 1 is great. [/quote]

Bad advice.  Always help your kids with homework.[/quote]

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